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South Atlantic Requiem - A gripping Falklands War espionage thriller by a former special forces officer (Paperback)
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South Atlantic Requiem - A gripping Falklands War espionage thriller by a former special forces officer (Paperback)
Series: William Catesby
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A brilliant, eye-opening espionage thriller by a former special
forces officer 'now at the forefront of spy writing' 'The thinking
person's John le Carre' Tribune 'Edward Wilson seems poised to
inherit the mantle of John le Carre' Irish Independent 'More George
Smiley than James Bond, Catesby will delight those readers looking
for less blood and more intelligence in their spy thrillers'
Publishers Weekly It is 1982 and the British prime minister and the
Argentine president are both clinging to power. Downing Street,
having ignored alarm bells coming from the South Atlantic, finds
itself in a full-blown crisis when Argentina invades the remote and
forgotten British territory of the Falklands Islands. Catesby is
dispatched urgently to prevent Argentina from obtaining more lethal
Exocet missiles by fair means or foul. From Patagonia to Paris,
from Chevening to the White House, Catesby plays a deadly game of
diplomatic cat and mouse determined to avert the loss of life. The
clock is ticking as diplomats and statesmen race for a last-minute
settlement while the weapons of war are primed and aimed. Edward
Wilson's stunning new spy thriller brilliantly evokes the intricate
world of high-stakes espionage with a rare authenticity and
deeply-felt sympathy for the human cost and tragedy of conflict.
'Gets nearer to the truth of what happened in the Falklands War
than any of the standard histories. Highly recommended' Clive
Ponting 'A classic of the genre . . . as good as espionage thriller
writing gets' NB Magazine 'A stunning and ingenious book' Crime
Review Praise for Edward Wilson: 'Stylistically sophisticated . . .
Wilson knows how to hold the reader's attention' W.G. Sebald 'A
reader is really privileged to come across something like this'
Alan Sillitoe 'All too often, amid the glitzy gadgetry of the spy
thriller, all the fast cars and sexual adventures, we lose sight of
the essential seriousness of what is at stake. John le Carre
reminds us, often, and so does Edward Wilson' Independent
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